Leadership Starts Here

SDSU provides transformative experiences for students in research, international experiences, sustainability and entrepreneurship initiatives, and a broad range of student life and leadership opportunities.

Leaving a Legacy Starts Here

The Campaign for SDSU is about the future of this university. It is the driver of our development as a leading public research university. SDSU has identified several priorities that will safeguard our future and strengthen our mission to change lives through education.

Discovery Starts Here

SDSU researchers earn more than $115 million annually in grants and contracts. The Coastal Waters Laboratory, Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center, and the SDSU Visualization Center are a few of thediverse research facilities dedicated to support SDSU’s academic and research programs.

SDSU By the Numbers

Home of the San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball and women's basketball teams. Opened in 1997, the arena holds 12,414 guests for sports, concerts and SDSU commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Christian DeLeon)

Leadership Starts Here

SDSU provides transformative experiences for students in research, international experiences, sustainability and entrepreneurship initiatives, and a broad range of student life and leadership opportunities.

Leaving a Legacy Starts Here

The Campaign for SDSU is about the future of this university. It is the driver of our development as a leading public research university. SDSU has identified several priorities that will safeguard our future and strengthen our mission to change lives through education.

Discovery Starts Here

SDSU researchers earn more than $115 million annually in grants and contracts. The Coastal Waters Laboratory, Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center, and the SDSU Visualization Center are a few of thediverse research facilities dedicated to support SDSU’s academic and research programs.

SDSU By the Numbers

Home of the San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball and women's basketball teams. Opened in 1997, the arena holds 12,414 guests for sports, concerts and SDSU commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Christian DeLeon)

SDSU’s astronomy department is one of only a handful of universities in the world that operates its own mountaintop observatory. Including the Claud, SDSU's Mt. Laguna Observatory has four operable telescopes. Photo: Jeneene Chatowsky

SDSU’s astronomy department is one of only a handful of universities in the world that operates its own mountaintop observatory. Including the Claud, SDSU's Mt. Laguna Observatory has four operable telescopes. Photo: Jeneene Chatowsky

Discovery Starts Here

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

Endless Exploration

Scientific and artistic endeavors stem from the same fundamental desire to understand the world and unlock its mysteries.

SDSU HAS RAISED MORE THAN $500 MILLION TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE, SO WE'VE SET A NEW GOAL OF $750 MILLION!

Robert Quimby

SDSU’s development as a leading public research university is attracting talented young faculty like astronomer Robert Quimby. Here they find supportive colleagues, a bright, motivated student community and, with your help, the facilities and equipment to help them discover solutions to the world’s most urgent scientific challenges.

Wendy Aleman

SDSU staffers like Wendy Aleman make a difference in the lives of Aztec students by supervising transformational programs supported by our generous donors. Wendy coordinates the Price Community Scholars Program, which creates a pipeline to higher education for students determined to be the first in their families to earn a college degree.

Markese Jordan

The Campaign for SDSU has raised $106 million for scholarships to support students like Markese Jordan and thousands of others who struggle with the financial commitment that higher education requires. With your help, SDSU is making college affordable for students with the academic credentials and personal motivation to become Aztecs for Life.

Jennifer Wood

Mentoring from SDSU alumni gave Jennifer Wood the guidance she needed to start her own company. “I realized I could be hired to build someone else’s dream,” she said, “or I could build my dreams for myself.” A 2014 graduate, Jennifer is now CEO of BrewEngine, a San Diego startup specializing in 3D printing.

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SDSU HAS RAISED MORE THAN $500 MILLION TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE, SO WE'VE SET A NEW GOAL OF $750 MILLION!

Robert Quimby

SDSU’s development as a leading public research university is attracting talented young faculty like astronomer Robert Quimby. Here they find supportive colleagues, a bright, motivated student community and, with your help, the facilities and equipment to help them discover solutions to the world’s most urgent scientific challenges.

Wendy Aleman

SDSU staffers like Wendy Aleman make a difference in the lives of Aztec students by supervising transformational programs supported by our generous donors. Wendy coordinates the Price Community Scholars Program, which creates a pipeline to higher education for students determined to be the first in their families to earn a college degree.

Markese Jordan

The Campaign for SDSU has raised $106 million for scholarships to support students like Markese Jordan and thousands of others who struggle with the financial commitment that higher education requires. With your help, SDSU is making college affordable for students with the academic credentials and personal motivation to become Aztecs for Life.

Jennifer Wood

Mentoring from SDSU alumni gave Jennifer Wood the guidance she needed to start her own company. “I realized I could be hired to build someone else’s dream,” she said, “or I could build my dreams for myself.” A 2014 graduate, Jennifer is now CEO of BrewEngine, a San Diego startup specializing in 3D printing.